Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-26

fsum these walsh have hean rAiaed 30
esuhas ths minimnm pEs0A 10 een.e-
qunnce Of EaifFumd RrMHss. fhey shAn -
eampate8 90 ne skases 90 TIE maximmm
pEioe, and khe uumbeg of aeEaB E4opof-
fsouaseay diminished.
Hlxth-No Seats. while IN a0nditicn
Of fnenxxsaksen aaMingl he 0gvexnMe14
Of Ehe Unissd Ssataa. sail b enE1tted
10 tbs hane1E Of this 49,
6eganxh-No State shall BE entitled
10 tie bsneafs Of this 81 anlew q shAAl
express i1s seoeptanee thereof hy -
LeRislsfEra within tw0 years from ne
dake sf ftz appEosal by - PFeaidenf.
See. g. 4nd be u fMrfAsx saaeSezs
That land scgip issaed unaar the pruEt-
6Ons ee this aet shall 10 Be sRb1sca %
loea1ian until affeR the nraf Gay q
Jsmsary, enc kho1ssRd eagha hundred
and aixfy- ehrae-
SEQ. I. Aad u q farther s1acfsS,
That sAe Land 0hses SHALL receive fhe
same for locating land scrip iasaed IN
Der he provisions Of th@ acs as 9 nov
allowed for the location Of military
oounfy land warrants nader existing
Laws; prosizes, thsir maximum compsn-
aAkian shall NOT be thereby incurred.
See. 9. AaA BE- &c Further enselsd,
That tha GsvsrnoT Of the sssaxal States
10 which scrip shall be t@aea un0eT
this ast shall Be required 20 fsPors an
nualIy 10 OonCreas al sales made OF
9ueh sexip until the whols sh&M be dis
posed Of, tina amount rscsivs4 for ne
same and what appropriation rs bean
made Of the proceeds.
AppE0xed July 2, 1862.
Ik viii be observed that the only Pc
eaniaEy burden imposed upon stats
10 the erection Of suitable buildings far
the college. This. however, 10 % slight
a. compared with the resulting heaedts
a. 10 be hardly called Q harden.
By ansaes approved April Il. 1854. the
time within which States could signify
their acceptance Of the oct Of 1862, was
extended TIVE years. In 1855, July 90,
the following ack vas approved which
in terms extended the provision Of the
act 10 Territories a. soon a. admitted AZ
States: San act 10 8mena the 9Th SEQ
ton Of an ack entitled an cot d0nat3nG
public lands TO the several States and
Territories which may provide college for
the benefit OF agriculture an the me
ohanie arka,'" approved July 2, 1852, 90
a. 10 extend the time within whieh the
provisions Of said oct shall be accepted
and snch colleges established.
Be 10 sRastsd, etc., That the time in
which the several States may comply
with the pgovisl0ns Of the act Of July
2, 1852, entitled "An act donating pub
lie lands 10 the several States and Ter
ritories which may provide colleges for
the benefit Of agriculture and she
mechanic arss,n Il hereby extended %
that the acceptance Of the benefits Of
the said aet may be expressed within
three years from the passage OF this
oct. and the colleges required BY the
said act may be provided within i've
years from the date Of the fling Of such
acceptance with the Commissioner of
the general land Offices Provided, That
when any Territory shall become Q
State and be admitted into the Union.
such new State shall be entitled 20 the
benefits Of the said act Of 1852 by ex-
pressing the acceptance therein re
quired within three years from the date
Of IDS admission into the Union, and
providing the college or colleges within
Ave years after such acceptance, a. pre-
scribed In this aet: ProVided further,
That any State which has heretofore
expressed Its acceptance Of the act
hersin referred 10, shall have the period
Of ave years within which 10 provide at
least one college as described in the
fourth section Of said cot, after the
time for providing said eoIleae accord
Ing 10 the est Of Jaly 2, 1862, shall have
expired.
Approved July g, 1866.
These are substantially the require
ments of the Law upon the subject a. IL
stands today. and IL needs no argument
10 show how valuable and beneficial the
law may be 10 our Territory IL IL Ia taken
advantage Of In the proper way. There
10 little reason for doubling that In Q
comparatively short time We shall be
admitted into the sisterhood Of States
and entitled TO the grant referred 10
upon the fulfilment Of the very sri6ing
condition attached. This being 30 ID
would seem 10 be wise to make ell ne
cessaFy arrangements for the establish
ment OF sueh college a. the act desiQ-
mates even before our adaaissi0n. The
cost Of site and the erection Of build
inRs would be slight and the cost Of
maintenance, which would have TO be
borne emily short time until the land
grants could be made rsmanerative,
would not be q serious burden 10 the
Territory. While the Territorial Uni
versity serves q good purpose IL does
not meet the requirements Of agFioul-
tuFal and industrial education, the im-
pertanos OF which cannot be everest
mated. Moreover, II cur Legislature
we're to establish and endow an insti-
tuition Of this kind We have no doubt
shat II would recaivs the National yearly
assistance now given TO similar institu
ITEMS in the States.
Tue location Of such o college should
fairly be In Eastern Washington at some
place easily accessible from ell points
EllenshuFR, for example, would be well
fitted for suoh lecatioR and would
doubtless encourage the establishnent
By the offer Of suitable site. This Ia
also true Of North Yakima and Golden
dale. Legislators viii have many meas
ures Of importance 10 deal With at the
next session OF the Legislature but none
from which greater good may result
than this.